Zhang Yongli, born in May 1980 in Baoding, Hebei Province, is an Associate Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Northeastern University. Since March 2009, he has been teaching at the School of Resources and Civil Engineering and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Department of Geology. He has been recognized with the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Awards of both Northeastern University and Liaoning Province.
He is actively involved in professional societies, serving as a council member of the Palaeontological Society of China, a member of the National Expert Database for Palaeontological Fossils, a member of the Academic Bridge Review Expert Database, a council member of the Biosedimentology Branch of the Palaeontological Society of China, a committee member of the Metallurgical Geology Branch of the Chinese Society for Metals, and a member of the Liaoning Geological Society. He also serves on the editorial boards of Global Geology and Geology in China Coal.
Professor Zhang teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including:
Palaeontology and Historical Geology– a key boutique course at Northeastern University and a first-class undergraduate course in Liaoning Province
Unveiling the History of Earth Evolution– a general elective course open to all students
Geological Teaching Practice– geological mapping and fieldwork
Contact: zhangyongli@mail.neu.edu.cn
